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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 August 2018

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 August 2018: 2% for August 2018, below the 2.1% forecast and down from 2.1% in July 2018. 2 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 2%, at the 2% target. It was released on Fri 31 Aug 2018 at 09:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: EUROSTAT. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2%
August 2018
Forecast
2.1%
The market consensus
Previous
2.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or continued progress toward 2% usually weighs on the euro as markets price more scope for cuts. The reaction is strongest when core inflation also cools.

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 August 2018: 2% for August 2018 against a 2.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Aug 2018Aug2%2.1%2.1%
31 Jul 2018Jul2.1%2%2%
29 Jun 2018Jun2%1.2%1.9%
31 May 2018May1.9%1.9%1.2%
3 May 2018Apr1.2%1.3%1.3%
4 Apr 2018Mar1.4%1.4%1.1%
28 Feb 2018Feb1.2%1.2%1.3%
31 Jan 2018Jan1.3%1.3%1.4%
5 Jan 2018Dec1.4%1.4%1.5%
30 Nov 2017Nov1.5%1.5%1.4%
31 Oct 2017Oct1.4%1.4%1.5%
29 Sep 2017Sep1.5%1.5%1.5%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 July 2018The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 28 September 2018Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar